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Electrician Salary by State (2026)

Name: Electrician annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Electricians earn the most in Oregon at $101,310 a year and the least in Arkansas at $49,070 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $63,190. The table below covers all 50 states, DC, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $101,310Oregon
National median: $63,190BLS OEWS, May 2025
Lowest median: $49,070Arkansas
Areas reporting: 54of 54 OEWS areas

Top and bottom

Highest- and lowest-paying states for electricians

Ranked on the state median among the 50 states and DC. After cost of living, Illinois comes out ahead instead. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.

Highest median pay

1Oregon$101,310
2Illinois$99,560
3Hawaii$96,460
4Washington$95,220
5Alaska$89,440

Lowest median pay

1Arkansas$49,070
2Alabama$55,690
3North Carolina$56,800
4Florida$57,250
5Georgia$58,320

All states

Electrician salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of electricians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	OROregon	$101,310	$79,110	$121,680	10,590	$98,016
2	ILIllinois	$99,560	$73,520	$117,460	23,120	$99,602
3	HIHawaii	$96,460	$70,460	$120,740	3,070	$87,730
4	WAWashington	$95,220	$66,630	$121,530	19,380	$88,980
5	AKAlaska	$89,440	$66,780	$105,550	1,870	$87,379
6	MAMassachusetts	$79,420	$57,860	$100,480	17,810	$75,097
7	DCDistrict of Columbia	$78,970	$61,240	$122,050	2,440	$71,856
8	NYNew York	$78,750	$60,480	$106,420	40,130	$72,970
9	MNMinnesota	$78,160	$58,430	$101,410	14,350	$79,253
10	CTConnecticut	$77,540	$58,060	$95,070	7,710	$74,838
11	NJNew Jersey	$77,250	$62,400	$121,110	13,520	$70,999
12	MTMontana	$76,760	$60,400	$81,420	2,750	$81,103
13	WIWisconsin	$76,540	$55,820	$93,780	14,310	$81,343
14	MIMichigan	$76,270	$50,360	$92,300	23,530	$79,269
15	CACalifornia	$76,160	$59,280	$103,000	73,310	$68,786
16	WYWyoming	$76,120	$59,670	$85,960	2,960	$82,122
17	MEMaine	$75,380	$62,930	$84,390	3,780	$77,671
18	RIRhode Island	$74,090	$58,410	$95,700	2,420	$72,438
19	NVNevada	$73,570	$48,920	$96,550	8,350	$73,585
20	MDMaryland	$73,490	$57,680	$96,010	13,690	$70,018
21	INIndiana	$68,490	$50,000	$91,290	19,020	$73,386
22	PAPennsylvania	$67,600	$55,140	$95,500	22,730	$69,282
23	KSKansas	$65,860	$51,320	$80,560	6,350	$73,123
24	NDNorth Dakota	$65,710	$56,920	$80,510	3,570	$73,865
25	MOMissouri	$65,410	$49,810	$93,760	12,780	$72,024
26	WVWest Virginia	$64,810	$48,610	$83,920	4,290	$72,416
27	OHOhio	$64,700	$50,120	$80,500	28,950	$69,739
28	DEDelaware	$63,700	$48,040	$90,510	2,260	$63,823
29	VTVermont	$63,430	$57,280	$80,390	1,270	$64,752
30	IDIdaho	$63,000	$48,380	$82,040	5,690	$65,973
31	VAVirginia	$62,900	$49,410	$78,190	23,630	$62,213
32	NHNew Hampshire	$62,840	$48,420	$78,370	3,330	$60,327
33	COColorado	$62,230	$48,880	$78,470	17,010	$60,387
34	UTUtah	$62,000	$48,360	$79,310	11,450	$62,712
35	LALouisiana	$61,540	$48,910	$72,840	10,550	$69,768
36	SDSouth Dakota	$61,390	$49,660	$72,450	2,980	$69,300
37	TNTennessee	$61,090	$48,380	$76,060	17,070	$66,496
38	AZArizona	$61,060	$48,360	$77,060	21,140	$60,649
39	OKOklahoma	$61,010	$47,640	$76,510	8,500	$69,453
40	IAIowa	$60,860	$46,400	$79,970	10,310	$69,347
41	MSMississippi	$60,860	$47,350	$63,740	6,610	$69,992
42	NENebraska	$60,820	$48,140	$79,130	6,440	$67,501
43	KYKentucky	$59,720	$46,540	$77,920	11,030	$66,239
44	SCSouth Carolina	$58,740	$47,910	$66,190	8,010	$62,657
45	TXTexas	$58,570	$46,670	$71,130	76,770	$60,346
46	NMNew Mexico	$58,390	$46,730	$73,380	5,020	$63,321
47	GAGeorgia	$58,320	$46,640	$76,490	21,650	$60,565
48	FLFlorida	$57,250	$47,660	$61,900	49,700	$55,360
49	NCNorth Carolina	$56,800	$47,070	$61,920	21,640	$60,217
50	ALAlabama	$55,690	$46,120	$64,450	10,900	$62,698
51	VIU.S. Virgin Islands	$51,790	$46,650	$64,600	140	N/A
52	ARArkansas	$49,070	$38,550	$62,380	7,500	$56,443
53	GUGuam	$43,020	$39,780	$46,060	890	N/A
54	PRPuerto Rico	$37,440	$29,190	$46,670	1,740	N/A

Method

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For electricians, that changes the ranking: Oregon leads on raw pay at $101,310, while Illinois leads once prices are taken into account at $99,602.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Questions

Electrician pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays electricians the most?

Oregon reports the highest median wage for electricians at $101,310 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Illinois ($99,560) and Hawaii ($96,460).

Which state pays electricians the least?

Among the 50 states and DC, Arkansas reports the lowest median for electricians at $49,070 a year, $52,240 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, U.S. Virgin Islands reports $51,790, Guam reports $43,020 and Puerto Rico reports $37,440.

In which states do electricians earn over $100,000?

One of the 50 states and DC has a median of $100,000 or more: Oregon ($101,310) (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Is the highest-paying state the best for electricians after cost of living?

Not on this data. Oregon pays the most on paper ($101,310) but ranks 2nd of 51 once each median is divided by the state's BEA Regional Price Parity ($98,016). Illinois leads after that adjustment at $99,602, from a raw median of $99,560. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.

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